Wheel-cultivator



(No Model.)

D. Z. HUNTING.

v WHEEL OULTIVATOR.

No. 461,184. Patented Oct. 13,1891.

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NITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

DAVE ZILIOUS HUNTING, OF VAN BUREN, ARKANSAS.

WH EEL-CU LTlVATO-RQ SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No.461,184, dated October 13, 1891.

Application filed June 24, 1891. Serial No. 397,341. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, DAVE ZILIOUS HUNTING, a citizen of the UnitedStates, residing at Van Buren,in the county of Crawford and State ofArkansas, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in\Vheel-Oultivators; and I do declare the following to be a full, clear,and exact description of the invention, such as will enable othersskilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the-same,reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to the letters ofreference marked phereomwhich form a part of this specifica- Myinvention has relation to wheel-cultivators; and it consists in thenovel construction and arrangement of its parts.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a side view of my invention,and Fig. 2 is a top View of the same.

My invention is described as follows: It consists of a frame having theuprights 0. and pieces a, connected by the cross-piece a Connecting thetwo uprights a a is an axle b, on which is journaled the wheelB, whichis adapted to roll on theground and support the weight of thecultivator. I Near the top of the upright a, on the right of wheel B, isa rod 0, extending out at right angles to said upright. On said rod is aweight 0, held in place by a thumb-screw c. This weight is adapted toslip back and forth on said rod and is used to balance the cultivator onwheel B. On the forward part of the pieces a and extending downward areperforated pieces o to which may be attached a pair of shafts or otherequivalent attachment for drawing the cultivator. A little below theaxle b, on the upright a, is pivoted the part d, to which is hinged theplow-standard D. The pivoted part d works up and down and the hingedpart of the plow-standard works laterally, thus giving the standardlateral and perpendicular motion. To the standard a, is also attached acoil-spring d, the end of which is connected by a chain (1 to thestandard D. The rear end of the standard D is bent down and terminatesin a suitable rest for the plow-plate (1 The handle E is secured to thesaid stand ard about midway between the hinged end and the bent end.Said handle is braced by an upright e, also secured to the saidstandard. The standard has also attached to it the downwardly-extendingarm 6, to the lower end of which is pivoted a second arm e on the freeend of which is journaled the sod I and root cutter e The constructionof the standard D is exactly similar to that of standard D, with theexception that the standard D has the elbow 0c in it to bring the twoplow-plates close together, one on each side of the wheel, and also hasattached to a downwardly-extended arm a root and sod cutter similar tothat attached to standard D.

To the upper part of the uprights a and extending backward are the arms(Z to the rear ends of which are secured the hooks d, in which may belodged the plow-standards D D when 'they are not in use.

My invention is operated as follows: The wheel B runs along between therows, andone plow-plate runs on one side of the rowand the other on theother side of the row, and the sod-cutters 6 run one in front of eitherplow-plate. The row is indicated by the dotted line y y. (See Fig. Thusthe crop can be cultivated without breaking down any of the plants.

Having described my invention, What I claim as new, and desire to secureby Letters Patent, is

1. A cultivator consisting of a wheel B, journaled in a suitable framehaving the uprights a, rod 0, attached to one of the uprights a, weighta, and thumb-screw 0', adapted to work on said rodC, parts d, pivoted touprights a, and standards D D, hinged to parts d, said standards havingsuitable plow-handles E and plates (i coil-spring (1, one end attachedto upright a, and chain 61 connecting the standards with the'free end ofsaid spring,substantially as shown and described.

2. Acnltivatorconsistingof awheellijoun naled in a suitable frame havingthe uprights a, parts d, pivoted to uprights a, and standards D D,hinged to parts 01, said standards having suitable plow-handles E andplates (1 coil-s rin 01', one end attached to u ri ht a,

p b p D and chain 01 connecting the standard with the free end of saidspring, arms 6, extending down from the standards, and arms 6 pivoted toarms 6, and sod-cutter e substantially as shown and described.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

DAVE ZILIOUS HUNTING. WVitnesses:

J. M. WEAVER, J12, W. P. SADLER.

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